Andy Gavin

Andrew Scott Gavin aka Andy Gavin (born 1970) is an American video game programmer, designer, entrepreneur, and novelist. In the video game industry he is notable for co-founding the video game company Naughty Dog with childhood friend Jason Rubin in 1986. Naughty Dog's games (most famously, Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter) are known for their combination of exceptional technology, sharp graphics, and polished gameplay. The sophistication of Naughty Dog technology is often credited to Gavin's background in LISP at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.